COLUMBIA, Mo. — Only three runners finished ahead of Thomas Jefferson’s Kip Atteberry at the MSHSAA Class 1 Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Gans Creek Cross Country Course.
A junior, Atteberry crossed the line fourth overall with a time of 17 minutes, 3 seconds.
West Nodaway’s Riley Blay was first (16:05), while Plato’s David Held was the runner-up (16:29) and Hermitage’s Bennett Mantooth placed third (16:34).
Atteberry earned a state medal for his effort.
It was a huge improvement from a year ago for Atteberry. At the 2020 meet, Atteberry finished 51st in 18:45.
Also in Saturday’s Class 1 state meet, McAuley Catholic freshman Michael Parrigon finished 38th in 18:17 and was the second local finisher after Atteberry. McAuley’s Phillip Motazedi was 65th (18:50).
CHC BOYS TAKE SIXTH
The College Heights Christian boys finished sixth in the Class 1 team standings with 173 points.
Hermitage (61), Oak Ridge (132), Wellsville-Middleton (155) and Valle Catholic (162) were the top four teams, with Van Buren (165) fifth.
For the Cougars, Rolen Sanderson was 44th in 18:23, Caleb Quade took 54th in 18:46 and Derrick McMillan was 56th in 18:47.
Also for CHC, Corbin Thomas finished 84th, Jace Edwards was 92nd, Brayden Youngberg finished 117th and Steven Calandro was 118th.
CLASS 1 GIRLS
In the Class 1 girls race, Thomas Jefferson’s Sarah Mueller finished 35th in 22:27 and McAuley Catholic’s Kendall Ramsey was 37th in 22:32.
Thomas Jefferson’s Macie Shifferd finished 68th in 23:26 and teammate Mia Grubbs was 86th in 23:55.
From the region, Liberal’s Abby Barton took 25th in 21:48.
CLASS 2 GIRLS
College Heights had runners competing in the Class 2 girls race. Jayli Johnson finished 39th (21:40) and Madi Carson was 131st (24:28).
CLASS 2 BOYS
Stockton won the boys team title with 87 points. Stockton’s Aaron Bradshaw was 19th, Colby Adams was 25th, Max Brown was 26th, Dakota Duncan took 32nd and Braden Postlewait was 52nd.
Southwest’s Christian Long was 15th in the Class 2 boys race with a time of 17:03 and teammate Caden Uthe was 24th. Purdy’s Bryce Ozbun finished 33rd.
CLASS 3 HIGHLIGHTS
East Newton’s boys had three medalists, as Gabe Bergen was eighth (16:27), Kelton Sorrell took 10th (16:34) and Chase Sorrell was 13th (16:36).
The Patriots finished third in the team standings with 127 points. Herculaneum was first with 95 and Maryville was second with 122.
In the Class 3 girls race, Lamar’s Kiersten Potter finished 13th in 19:34 and Aurora’s Kaci Singer was 26th (20:15).
FULL RESULTS: https://mo.milesplit.com/articles/305284/2021-missouri-state-cross-country-championships-hub
